The Peterborough Palliative Care in Dementia Group has produced a practical guide to swallowing difficulties in people with advanced dementia.
‘Compromised Swallowing’ offers information about nutrition, hydration and medication in advanced dementia, the booklet notes that swallowing difficulties are common among people with advanced dementia and present real challenges for carers, nurses and doctors.
The 19-page booklet is divided into two sections:
- Section 1 offers a practical approach to maintaining hydration and nutrition in those with swallowing difficulties.
- Section 2 focuses on medical management of symptoms and is a prescribing guide for doctors and nurses, prescribers and emergency care practitioners. It offers advice on a number of areas of care, including pain, vomiting, fever, convulsions and diabetes management.
Unfortunately the link to “A practical guide to supporting people with dementia experiencing swallowing difficulties” no longer seems to work with the demise of the end of life care website
Hi Trevor,
I have located a copy of the guide and made it available for visitors to download above or via this link Download Compromised Swallowing: A Practical Guide to Nutrition, Hydration and Medication in Advanced Dementia. I hope that this helps.
Rowan
on behalf of the Dementia Partnerships